PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki appears to be on the verge of a breakthrough in mediating Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis, after his envoys secured promises of talks on a power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Unity Deal? Look at what happened to Joshua Nkomo of the ZAPU party in the 80s and you'll realize that with Mugabe, there is no "unity". Mugabe has play the unity card before and always won while his so called unity "partners" had to leave the country or die. Just look back at Mugabe's history and you'll see the answer to any unity scheme.
Magabe should be awarded a masters degree in murder,bullying and most recently intimidation[look at the AU summit in Egypt].Mugabe is a professional in intimidating people.First his nation,UK,SADC and then the AU.Mr Mandela has to be commended for his straight to the bone comments about Zimbabwe.Let's not forget former achirbishop Desmond Tutu as well.
How can the Business Day come out with such a sensational headline when the MDC do not know of any such deal. Surely they must be biased in support of Mbeki and what he is doing so as to continue with the "Second phase of the Revolution" and how can an SA minister inform Rice that a deal is eminent
It is one step in the right direction only if: 1.The deal does not take the whole population of the political parties like what happened in Kenya. 2.The interests of the Zimbabwean people are on the forefront/point of focus. 3.The constitution of Zimbabwe is amended as a matter of urgency. 4.Fresh elections are held within 12 months. 5.Furthermore,Uncle Bob abondons his dirty tricks of terrorising people to support him. 6.The mediator be as neutral as can be possible. if those can be observed,then a solution might be found.
I can’t believe that anyone would even consider Gono or Munangwagwa viable candidates for Prime minister or that people still pander to the whims of a clearly exposed tyrant like Mugabe. This transitional government or unity government thing is a slap in the face of the people of Zimbabwe who will be asked to put up with more of the same incompetence from the sae discredited individuals. What a joke! And you call it a breakthrough. This is nothing more than abject failure
Besides ranting insults at his Excellency, the President of Great Zimbabwe, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, do you have alternative postive solutions other than your desire to see wars in africa?? Clearly you are an ALP (air lift person) ... a person who loves to see wars and conflicts exploding in other lands. Not in Europe!!!You know that you would be air lifted to safety in the event of war in Zimbabwe or whereever. You are so irrational and patronising. ... a common denominator in missionaries, be they political, business, or religious. If Africans were frogs your type would keep them at the tadpole stage for ever. May l suggest, keep off the back of Africans for six weeks and see what happens. I bet you cannot!!!
'Power-sharing', under the Mugabe administration, would be nothing more than cutting a few people in on the spoils. The sad destruction of Zimbabwe by its original liberator would continue unabated.
To be a part of a so-called 'unity government' would be the WORST possible move MDC could make at this point. They should immediately and clearly state that they are NOT in 'talks', that they want NOTHING to do with a 'unity government' and that Mugabe must now work to clean up the pile of dung he has turned Zim into. They should also state that if SADC, AU, and UN are too corrupt and weak to deal with Mugabe, then the world will see them for what ther are---useless talking heads. To join a 'unity government' would be to join hands with murderers, and to kiss the devil. Why should we seek another Kenya in Southern Africa?? The only answer is truly free and fair elections.
akaphunde.....go back home to your toture camp/militia base.....that one right outside Gweru....your skills in lying and murder are being called for.